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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afˈfla.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: af‧flà‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin afflātus.
Noun
afflato m (plural afflati) (literary)
- (rare or figurative) breath, exhalation
- Synonyms: alito, soffio
- (figurative) inspiration
- Synonym: ispirazione
- (obsolete) exhalation (that which is exhaled)
- Synonyms: (uncommon) effluvio, esalazione
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
afflato (feminine afflata, masculine plural afflati, feminine plural afflate)
- past participle of afflare
Further reading
- afflato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Verb
afflātō
- second/third-person singular future active imperative of afflō
Participle
afflātō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of afflātus